The same sort of thing can apply with business, if you’re trying to ‘woo’ a potential client, the first impression you make on them can be everything. It is very important you show yourselves to be organised, professional and very knowledgable about your area of work and what the customer requires.

However, whilst you’re making all the right noises about web design, or fixing radiators (dependent on your industry) to impress them, theyre often thinking ‘that chair is ripped’ or ‘that desk is broken’.

If you have a reception area which all guests with either sit in, or pass through, it should be your mission to ensure this area is clean and fresh, giving them the perfect first impression. If the reception room is cluttered with a broken reception desk and a few torn chairs, the impression will be one of lack of organisation, potentially scuppering any chances of a deal before talks have even started.

For the perfect reception room setup, you must first consider -

1. The functions which your reception is used for
2. The kind of image you want to portay of your company

It is usually best to have a simple reception area, a practical reception desk if needed, and a few comfortable office chairs are the best way to keep a room organised and functional. However if you prefer to take care of business in the reception area, then an office desk with a few reception chairs or sofas, practically placed, would work perfectly along with nice paint and plants to add colour and life to the room.

Then theres the aesthetics and feel you want the room to have, if you want to give the impression that you are a young, fresh, startup company, then sleek, contemporary, bright furniture is what you need, whilst if you’re a long time family run trusted business, thae a more ‘homey’ feel is what you should be aiming for.

Obviously, once you have made the first impression there is still much to do, like maintaining the impression, and showing that you really mean business.

So, next time you are trying to win a big client, remember that whilst your office may be all prepared and ready, their first impressions of you could be made the second they step through the door, so check out our office furniture, and make it count.

The tub chairs we offer come in a choice of leather, faux leather and fabrics, the latter of which have not only a complete colour range but also various industrial weight fabrics tested to BS standards.

This excellent visitor and reception furniture is constructed from a rubber wood frame which is both robust and the
most ecologically friendly timber available at this time. This wood is stained to a popular mahogany finish which
compliments almost any decor options. The hard wearing faux leather upholstery comes in a chocolate brown with a
contrasting white stitch detail. The complete range has fire retardant upholstery
which is produced to withstand the considerable demands of daily commercial use and is wholly suitable for all public
areas such as hotel and office receptions, casual meeting areas, breakout areas and meeting rooms.